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UN head warns coming days are ‘critical’ for Gaza ceasefire agreement

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that "the coming days are critical" for maintaining the ceasefire deal in the Gaza Strip and has urged all parties to uphold their commitments.

Israeli military admits ‘colossal failure’ in its Oct. 7 attack probe

The Israeli army has released its findings after months of investigations into the Hamas attack in Oct. 2023, admitting to a "colossal failure" in anticipating the "Al-Aqsa Flood Operation​​​​​​​" launched by the Palestinian group.

Palestinian prisoners released by Israel show signs of torture, starvation

Hundreds of Palestinians held in Israeli jails and released in the Gaza Strip as part of the ceasefire agreement, once again showed signs of emaciation and abuse.

Hamas, Israel reach deal to resolve delay in release of Palestinian prisoners

The Palestinian group Hamas has announced that its delegation concluded a visit to the Egyptian capital Cairo, where it reached an agreement to resolve a delay in releasing Palestinian prisoners who were supposed to be freed last Saturday as part of a ceasefire accord with Israel.

ICC called on to investigate Biden, Blinken, Austin over Gaza war

A US-based NGO has urged the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate former US President Joe Biden and two of his administration’s top officials, accusing them of acting as accessories to Israeli war crimes in the Gaza Strip.

Five more children freeze to death in Gaza

Five newborn babies froze to death in the Gaza Strip amid cold weather in the enclave, a Palestinian doctor announced on Tuesday.

Netanyahu will be able to visit Berlin despite ICC warrant: Germany’s next chancellor

Friedrich Merz, who is expected to be Germany’s next chancellor, has stated that he would make sure Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu can visit Berlin despite an arrest warrant issued against him by the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Israel informs US it is no longer committed to Biden-backed Gaza ceasefire accord: Report

Israel informed the United States that it is no longer committed to the Gaza ceasefire accord, formulated during the administration of former President Joe Biden, Israeli daily Haaretz reported.

Hamas halts talks with Israel until release of Palestinian prisoners under Gaza ceasefire accord

A Hamas leader said Sunday that his group will not engage in negotiations with Israel until the release of Palestinian inmates held by Tel Aviv.

Israel delays prisoner release in violation of ceasefire accord

The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office announced overnight into Sunday that it would postpone the release of Palestinian prisoners, claiming that Hamas has violated the ceasefire accord.

Iran calls for speeding up of legal processing of Israel’s genocide, war crime cases

The Iranian foreign minister has urged the international community to accelerate legal and criminal proceedings against Israeli officials at international courts for genocide and war crimes against Palestinians.

Hamas frees six Israeli captives in Gaza as part of ceasefire accord

Hamas has released six Israeli captives from the Gaza Strip ahead of the release of hundreds of Palestinians detained in Israeli prisons in the final swap under the first phase of the ceasefire between the Palestinian group and Tel Aviv.

Hamas releases remains of Israeli captive Shiri Bibas after ‘mix-up of bodies’

Bibas family in Israel has confirmed that the remains of Shiri Bibas have been returned by Hamas. It comes a day after it announced that the Palestinian group had returned an unidentified body.

Arab leaders discuss alternatives to US plan for Gaza

The leaders of seven Arab states have held talks in Saudi Arabia in an attempt to hash out a plan for the future of the Gaza Strip.

Hamas hands over bodies of 4 Israeli captives

Palestinian group Hamas handed over the bodies of four Israeli captives on Thursday under a Gaza ceasefire accord.

Iran UN envoy deplores US’ Gaza plan for forced relocation of Palestinians

Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations has strongly condemned the US’ colonial plan to forcibly displace and uproot Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, describing it as a flagrant violation of international law and a grave assault on fundamental human rights.

Over $50bn needed to rebuild Gaza after Israel’s war: Report

Reconstruction bids in the Gaza Strip will require more than $50bn after 15 months of Israel’s devastating war, according to a new assessment by the United Nations, the European Union and the World Bank.

Ayatollah Khamenei rejects US plan for Gaza as ‘foolish, futile’

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has refuted the US plan to displace the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip as "foolish and futile".

Netanyahu says Israel committed to Trump’s plan for Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has emphasized that Tel Aviv is 'committed' to a United States proposal to take control of the Gaza Strip and displace its Palestinian residents. This comes as Washington’s top diplomat visits Saudi Arabia to promote the plan, which is opposed by Arab countries.

Iran FM says Yemen critical element in Palestinian victory over Israel

Iranian Foreign Minister, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, has stated that Yemen’s support for Palestine was critical in the victory of the Palestinian people and resistance against Israel and imposing a ceasefire on Tel Aviv.

Health ministry warns of severe oxygen shortage in Gaza hospitals after Israeli war

Gaza’s Health Ministry has warned of a severe oxygen shortage in hospitals across the blockaded enclave after the destruction of 10 power plants in Israel’s genocidal war.

Israeli shelling kills 2 Palestinian police officers in Gaza despite ceasefire

Two Palestinian police officers were killed and a third was seriously injured on Sunday by Israeli shelling in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip despite a ceasefire accord, according to official Palestinian sources.

Palestinians burn shirts after release from Israeli jails

Israel's decision to force released Palestinian prisoners to wear shirts featuring a Star of David logo and the phrase 'we will not forget or forgive' in Arabic has sparked outrage and been slammed as a 'racist crime.'

Israel still destroying Gaza homes despite ceasefire: Al-Jazeera

Israel has demolished dozens of homes in Rafah, southern Gaza, despite the ceasefire between Tel Aviv and Hamas, satellite imagery analysis conducted by Al Jazeera’s fact-checking agency, Sanad, shows.

Israel frees hundreds of Palestinians after captives in Gaza released by Hamas

Hamas has released three more Israeli captives in the Gaza Strip in the sixth such exchange following days of tense negotiations that threatened to undo the precarious ceasefire.

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